The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-23

Grand Forks special. June 16.--A terrible
tornado visited Grand Forks this afternoon
doing vast damage to life and propt rty
Exactly ut 3 p. m. the storm began to rage
at 10 miles an hour. The chain lightning
succeeded by the crashing thunders, wa,
appalling. It was straight blow, unroof
ing houses and blowing others entirely
the rain falling in torrents, accompanied By
few haiIstones Of immense size.
The following il o partial list of those
killed outright:
THE DEAD.
MRS. FOLLET.
MRS. DAVIS, mother OF Mrs. Follett
CORA STAIRBIRD, IL years old.
A NAN in East Grand Forks, name un.
known
WOUNDED SERIOUSLY.
MRS. L. d. BIssELL.
MRS. Tape.
MRs. A. SrARBIRD and child.
MRs. ]. ANDRES and two small children
badly injured.
MRs. GUYor and child, at the University
OF North Dakota.
Mus EDWARD TIERNEY and two children
The house was blown to pieces, and one
child was carried 100 feet.
A servant girl had an arm broken in East
Grand Forks.
About 72 buildings were levelled. Tho
North Dakota University was almost totally
demolished, causing damage to the extent
OF $4,000. The Catholic Church was com
Pletely ruined and the Congregations
Dealer and Herald building was unroOfed
and about 800 other buildings were dam
aged to D greater or less extent. An incom.
ing Manitoba train, containing smoking
car and frstrclass coach, was blown of the
track and down an embaukment, rolling
passengers were injured. The force Of the
wind was 80 strong that heavy building
belonging to the Austin Powder Company
was blown fully half mile.
IN EAST GRAND FORKS,
the storm was very severe. Dwyer Bros
machinery shed, HOwe's lumber sheds, Nc
Caffrey's snlOOn, the Acme Hotel barn
RObins0n's . blacksmith shop, C0dy's store
Heimish block and about half dozen Other
buildings were levelled to the ground. II
the city horses, buggies, boxes and al kind,
Of debris arr piled in windows The train
coming from the north was blown from the
track about four miles out and great mum
Der injured, but none killed. Ed. Anderon
OF this city, was most seriously hurt: alst
John Lyons, editor OF the Ardoch Monitor
and q man named Kennedy from Mimic
Julius Ardahl OF Rynolds OAK, Geo. Budgel
of Grand Forks. all sustained severe In
juries.
The fair and baseball grounds were
cleaned out almost completely. A skylighi
in the new Syndicate block was inverted
and blown into the building Farm build
ings close by the city were greatly damaged
On the Marais, five miles out, country
sch 1Ol house was totally demolished. Thl
teacher and children were in the building q,
the time, but strange to say. not one wa,
hurt. The building was carried completely
away. The Baptist church was badly
twisted.
Considerable damage was done al
Thompson, blowing down buildings, but
injuring no one. Everything outside II
miles from here in every direction is safe
Boards were driven through box cars
houses, etc. The largest trees were snapped
of at the roots. Many Of the wounded am
expected to die tonight. Halvor Liland, 4
finely educated Norwegian about thirty
years Of age, living in Walle township wa,
killed by lightning. It struck him on thu
head and passed through his body, tearinf
to shreds the boots on his feet. His mother
and brother were In the same room bu
escaped.